The Journey of Amun-Ra
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 799 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
Amun-Ra, the sun god of the ancient Egyptians, journeys across the sky in his manjet-boat.
Ok, it was an excuse to have a go at some Eastern sounds and scales
The Journey of Amun-Ra
Thanks for listening, any comments much appreciated!
Ok, it was an excuse to have a go at some Eastern sounds and scales
The Journey of Amun-Ra
Thanks for listening, any comments much appreciated!
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- KVRian
- 1030 posts since 14 May, 2008 from Tralfamadore
- KVRAF
- 11506 posts since 13 Mar, 2009 from UK
Nice track. Starts off like '80s Tangerine Dream and the develops into a Middle-Eastern whirlfest. As well as the woodwind sounds there are some great synths on here.
Great work
Great work
Last edited by seismic1 on Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:37 am, edited 1 time in total.
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 799 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
The reedy instrument was 'Zourna' by Safwan Matni, there are a couple of loops made with Tekky's ZeNeRyC Free, and some arps and bass done with ZebraCM. And some reverb from QuikQuak's Fusion Field, my prize from last month's contest
The reedy instrument was 'Zourna' by Safwan Matni, there are a couple of loops made with Tekky's ZeNeRyC Free, and some arps and bass done with ZebraCM. And some reverb from QuikQuak's Fusion Field, my prize from last month's contest
- Narcissistic Messiah
- 4562 posts since 8 Apr, 2002 from https://soundcloud.com/remcoh
Love it. Some awesome sounds and a perfect mixout
the kraftwerk-ish sounds work very well as does the flute
PERFECT
the kraftwerk-ish sounds work very well as does the flute
PERFECT
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- KVRian
- 612 posts since 19 Nov, 2006
I liked that a lot
Listen to my music at https://soundcloud.com/daniel-b-1 and http://alonetone.com/danielb
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- KVRist
- 443 posts since 20 Nov, 2010 from stuck in transition
this scores a from me
got better and better
only thing, i wanted to hear some perc with skins in the 2nd half. whatever, nice work!
got better and better
only thing, i wanted to hear some perc with skins in the 2nd half. whatever, nice work!
- KVRAF
- 7153 posts since 4 Apr, 2005 from here and there
Well inspired composition. Very evocative, a thick feel of mystery
Cool sounds and appropriate arrangements, I like the way you blend in synth sounds and real instruments emulations. Very good mix.
Cheers
Cool sounds and appropriate arrangements, I like the way you blend in synth sounds and real instruments emulations. Very good mix.
Cheers
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 799 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
Wow, thanks for the positive responses! I think kcisANDderit's comment is a good one, some bolder drum sounds would probably have worked well. As for mixing 'real' and synth sounds, I listened to a lot of Hawkwind in my youth, and Ozric Tentacles rather later when I discovered them, so I guess they've been quite influential here.
Anyway, glad you enjoyed it!
Anyway, glad you enjoyed it!
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ThoughtExperiment ThoughtExperiment https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7790
- KVRian
- 743 posts since 26 Jun, 2003 from UK
What a great piece of music! I love the whirling Dervish second half - you have that insanely fast percussion absolutely nailed, and those exotic scales sound so alien and familiar at the same time. Bravo sir
- KVRAF
- 11506 posts since 13 Mar, 2009 from UK
Ah. An OT fan. Which is your favourite album? I think Waterfall Cities was the best thing they did. Some of the layering and progressions on there were just inspired.kryptonaut wrote:I listened to a lot of Hawkwind in my youth, and Ozric Tentacles rather later when I discovered them, so I guess they've been quite influential here.
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fateamenabletochange fateamenabletochange https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=8029
- KVRAF
- 3059 posts since 13 Jul, 2003 from outer rim
Great intro sound, that develops really nicely, cool eastern vibe.
yes this sounds very good kryptonaut...funny, tis kind of music that fits with your nic.
yes this sounds very good kryptonaut...funny, tis kind of music that fits with your nic.
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 799 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
It's strange, there were places where I felt that the flute sounded a bit flat, but if I raised it a semitone it was too sharp - I wonder if the scale I was trying for was not a 12-semitone one. Something to investigate further one day!mikusan wrote: those exotic scales sound so alien and familiar at the same time
I don't have Waterfall Cities - perhaps I should get a copy. I think my favourites are Erpland and Strangeitude, possibly because they are the first ones I bought. TBH I found after a while their albums seemed to be all rather similar, but perhaps I need to revisit some of their catalogue. I always enjoy it when an Ozrics track pops up on random shuffleseismic1 wrote: Ah. An OT fan. Which is your favourite album? I think Waterfall Cities was the best thing they did. Some of the layering and progressions on there were just inspired.
Thank you! I arrived at the name kryptonaut via a slightly convoluted path - I think literally it probably means something like 'secret sailor' which doesn't describe me at all! Perhaps a 'voyager through hidden things' though, which might tie in with my previous obsessions with astronomy, microscopy and macro photographyfateamenabletochange wrote: yes this sounds very good kryptonaut...funny, tis kind of music that fits with your nic
Cheers!